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Gundo

You'll need the corner of an anvil-like object, a hammer with either a slightly-rounded or resilient face [preferably both], and it'll be handy to have a vise. For a simple rounded roll in a flat piece: scribe a line 1/4" from the edge of the piece, on the side you are rolling away from. Set the pie...

Gundo

The eyeslot can be as long as you want[as long as the helm is solid], and one thing I've seen some people do is make them too short, cutting off peripheral vision...1/8" seems rather narrow, though. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts &...

Gundo

How about a link to the armory? ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson A position worth taking, is worth defending.

Gundo

Sweet, SW.

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Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson

A position worth taking, is worth defending.

Gundo

Since they are not killing each other, the real weapons are irrelevant. Since they are not dealing with realistic numbers, the tactics are irrelevant. Since you don't know jack, your opinions are irrelevant. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR><font face="Verdana, Arial...

Gundo

For the questions that are answered in the auction description, my only answer would be a link to the auction. For the Canada guy, I'd say yes, but only if he will pay $100USD to ship to Can., otherwise disallow the bid as Eric said. The personal check guy I would also email a link to the auction, w...

Gundo

[img]http://wiseogre.members.easyspace.com/misc/dadtruck.jpg[/img] Here's the pic, and ain't it sweet? BTW, This truck is also a babe magnet of the first order. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every ...

Gundo

I was referring more to the lower end of the ranges specified. My main dishing implements weigh about 10lbs apiece, though, and the only real hammer I use, for dishing things larger than a gauntlet thumb, used to be a 3lb. sledge before I domed the face. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Ari...

Gundo

Looks like a straight shear, no curved cuts. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson A position worth taking, is worth defending.

Gundo

You'll need to rivet your bars on the outside surface of the supporting body of the helm. I highly recommend you use 3/16" x 3/8" rectangular stock. This will allow you to use 3/16" diameter rivets, and still have enough material around the hole. You'll need two rivets at the ends of each bar, and a...

Gundo

An important question here is: what gauge is your helm? And how deep are the pits?Therefore, how thick will the steel be if you remove enough material to make it smooth? If there is plenty of material [12ga, or 14ga if the pits are very shallow], a 220grit disc on an angle grinder should work well t...

Gundo

Those are rather light for cold work. The only thing I do cold that is easier with a light hammer is planishing. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madne...

Gundo

The lower lames are all leather artic. The front ends of the upper lames are leather artic., with the rear end on rivets. At least, that's the way I remember it in a haze of hydrocodone... ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more ...

Gundo

I'd cut out the bars, and add the nasal, while I was at it, if it was my helm http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash ...

Gundo

This is called a "wiring machine" I don't know why that name, but it's marked on the machine. It was patented in 1867. [img]http://www.alltel.net/~gundobad/misc/X_S_wiringmach1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.alltel.net/~gundobad/misc/X_S_wiringmach2.jpg[/img] What it can do is put a 'step' along the edge...

Gundo

yup, what Clay said, and a problem with nibblers is the rough cut you get unless you are damned good. cleaning up the cut will eat up ant time you save as opposed to using an electric or air shear Trumpf makes a good air shear that will cut 14ga, but it runs over $1000 ------------------ Gundobad...

Gundo

Spell check. The yellow pages are #1 friend twice...you might want to stick an 'again' in the phrase, the second time. www.metal-mart.com sells steel and other stuff online rjleahy carries sheet brass cheaper w/ shipping than new brass kickplates [watch out for brass-colored aluminum when buying new...

Gundo

The parts of your visor that extend to the pivot points seem rather insubstancial, which may be a durability problem. A more accurate reproduction would have thos arms wider, shorter, and more vertical. The tail turned out good. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the D...

Gundo

Are you willing to send me an aventail on consignment? I'll review it, and if it's good, add it to my next off-queue bascinet, and pay you out of the proceeds when I sell the helm. If I don't like it, I'll just send it back to you. As part of the review, I'll add you to my armory links, and if I rea...

Gundo

There are a lot of Andrews in the world, some few right here on these forums. I like to think there's only one Gundo. In fact, there are a lot more people who know me by that name than by the one I was born with. It's also the name under which I have built whatever reputation I may have, here. So I'...

Gundo

I haven't seen brass used this way, either. In fact, I don't think I've seen brass [or latten - general term for brass/bronze] used as a structural material at all, but my armor knowledge is far from comprehensive. The visor looks rather long to me, actually, about twice as much material below the s...

Gundo

If you describe the problem, it's more difficult to explain how to correct it. Have your read the essays page? I'm pretty sure that a couple of my articles answer your questions in detail. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more ...

Gundo

I agree with the posts above, and also suggest you run a spellcheck, especially on the about investment casting [which I always heard described as lost-wax casting]. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. E...

Gundo

The Japanese used laquered rawhide to make armor, as well as iron, and steel once they learned to make steel. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness ...

Gundo

Powder coat is the best.

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Gundobad,
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Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson

A position worth taking, is worth defending.

Gundo

Yep, too soft. Here's a cheap and easy solution, if you have a Wal-Mart around: They sell a smallish ball-peen hammer with a mirror polish for $5.44 It'll work just fine for planishing, just remember to tap lightly. You don't need a special hammer for planishing, it just makes it a bit easier. -----...

Gundo

Since the perf should be welded all the way around it's edges, rather than at the end points like a bar, this shouldn't present a problem. Unless some doof just tack-welds the screen into place... ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & m...

Gundo

it's an easy to use bluing compound ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more There are three kinds of people - commonplace men, remarkable men and lunatics - Mark Twain A position worth taking, is worth defending.

Gundo

also...there's no particular reason a SCA spangenhelm needs to have 4 [or more] separate inset panels. If you use a Simmons set, and simply put bands on the outside, you'll have a hellaciously tough helm, and it's much easier to build that way. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise O...

Gundo

3/16" rod is *not* enough, though. I'd go with 1/4" round, in stainless, but not less than 5/16" round, in mild. I usually use rectangular stock, though, 3/16 x 3/8. I agree with Adam on the slats, 12ga is overkill. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre ...

Gundo

Go to yahoo.com, click on yellow pages. click on change location, put in Detroit, MI enter gunsmith in the search box. If the ones actually in Detroit don't have it, try clicking beyond Detroit, which will give you a much longer list...one of them may even be on the way to fight practice http://www....

Gundo

Harold: Did you know that there are a bunch of essays in another section of the Archive? One of them is called "How to planish." ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more There are three kinds of people - commonplace men, remarkab...

Gundo

Re: Nutscrape. The deficiency is due to the company relying on a marketing strategy of "Microsoft is evil" rather than one based on the quality of the product. According to my tracking software, the percentage of users [hitting my site] running MSIE has slowly but steadily risen over the past couple...

Gundo

Nice polish.

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Gundobad,
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There are three kinds of people - commonplace men, remarkable men and lunatics - Mark Twain

A position worth taking, is worth defending.

Gundo

If someone were to take a pattern I published, claim credit for it, and sell copies, I would tear them a new ass if I found out. If someone were to take a pattern I published, make armor from it, and sell the armor without crediting me, I wouldn't care. If they made crappy armor, and said it was my ...

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